单词 | heath-cropper |
释义 | > as lemmasheath-cropper heath-cropper n. literal one that crops or feeds on heath; a sheep or pony, living on open heath or down; hence, a person who inhabits a heath. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > dweller on moor or heath moorlander1643 moormana1712 heath-cropper1819 moorsman1889 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > defined by habitat mountain sheep1596 fold1669 heath-cropper1819 bush-sheep1870 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [noun] > defined by size > small > pony > with particular characteristics heath-cropper1819 show pony1842 piney-wood tacky1846 shaganappi1879 raw1895 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXII. at Sheep Heath-cropper, a small ill-shaped breed..of sheep..found abundantly..within the precincts of the forest of Windsor. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies ii. 62 You are a heath-cropper bred and born. 1893 H. J. Moule Old Dorset 109 They tramped, or rode their shaggy heath-croppers. < as lemmas |
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